Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Broad Cove has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty quiet stretch for Broad Cove. The first real surf we see is on Tuesday, the 4th of August, with a morning session that's got some decent size but comes with a few catches. The water temp is sitting at 61°F, which is right about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The standout session in the whole 16-day window is that Tuesday morning, the 4th. We've got a solid 8ft of swell rolling in from the SW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a strong 1046, so there's plenty of juice in the water. The wind is coming from the W at 12 mph, putting it into a cross-off shore position, which should keep the wave faces looking clean. It's a bit of a meaty wave, over 5ft, so it's not really a beginner's wave, but for an intermediate surfer, it's got some punch. The wave quality is clean, but there's a note about questionable tide conditions, so keep that in mind.

Now, the rest of the forecast is a bit of a bummer. After that Tuesday blast, the surf drops right off. Wednesday the 5th through to Monday the 11th is mostly tiny, with swell heights barely scraping 3ft, and most of it is in the poor-to-ordinary range. The winds are mostly cross-shore or cross-on, with a few glassy moments that are just too small to do anything with. There's a solid 8-day gap from Wednesday afternoon the 5th right through to Tuesday morning the 12th where there's just nothing worth paddling out for.

We do get a little pulse on the 13th of August, a Thursday morning, with a 4ft swell from the S, period of 9 seconds, and a combined energy of 206. The wind is a light cross-off from the N at 6 mph, keeping it clean. But it's still a very ordinary wave, and the afternoon gets messy. Later on, the 17th of August has a Monday morning with a 2ft swell from the S and a period of 9 seconds, producing 153 in combined energy, and the wind is light cross-off again. It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about.

Later in the window, on the 19th of August, we see a 5ft swell from the SSW, but the period is only 5 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, so it's going to be a lumpy, poor-quality mess. Strong wind too, at 19 mph on the 18th, making it look more like a kite-surfing afternoon than a paddle-surfing one.

So, to wrap it up: if you want the best wave of the forecast, get out on Tuesday morning, the 4th of August. It's the only real standout. After that, we're in for a long, flat spell. Hope the forecasts change, 'cause it tends not to stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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